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Paradigm Delivers First Secure Satellite Link for NATO |
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LONDON, Feb. 9/Satnews Daily/ — Paradigm Secure Communications said on Tuesday it established the first satellite link in the NATO Satcom Post 2000 (NSP2K) program last Feb. 1.
The link between one of NATO's Ground Stations in Europe and NATO’s front line operational forces was provided by UK's Skynet 4 satellite constellation, owned and operated by Paradigm. This was the first operational link in the NSP2K contract between NATO and the UK, Italy and France for the provision of all NATO's satellite communications services from 2005 until 2019.
Paradigm provides the UK share of the military satellite space segment communications capability for the use of NATO. Paradigm will initially use its existing UK Skynet 4 constellation, with the additional capacity of the new Skynet 5 satellites from 2007.
Paradigm said this first link marks the start of the migration of NATO’s satellite communications from its existing spacecraft to those of the UK, France and Italy.
Paradigm won a £2.5bn contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in October 2003 for the provision of military satellite communications services up to 2018. The program, procured as a Private Finance Initiative (PFI), includes the funding for the next generation of UK Milsatcom capability. The Paradigm team, lead by Paradigm Secure Communications, includes EADS Astrium Ltd, the system provider, and Paradigm Services Ltd for full services delivery. Both Paradigm companies are part of EADS Space Services.
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